Conserving Our Forests

Описание: Conserving the significant southern forests that make up one third of US forestland requires cooperative, sustained effort by many diverse and committed people. Meet three southern forestry professionals dedicated to conserving forestland, jobs and legacy.

On behalf of the Southern Group of State Foresters, the video crew from KPKinteractive followed three southern foresters for several days to capture what they do to help conserve southern forestland. Meet Ken Martin, logger/landowner; James Shelton, Nursery Manager; and Vickie Roberts Ratliff, fourth generation timberland owner, and learn how they conserve land, legacy, jobs and the significant benefits of the forests for us all.

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The Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF) http://www.southernforests.org is a non-profit organization consisting of State Foresters from Alabama, Arkansas, Common Wealth of Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands and Virginia. SGSF's mission is to provide leadership in sustaining the economic, environmental and social benefits of the South's forests. SGSF is committed to identifying and addressing existing and emerging issues and challenges that are important to Southern forests and citizens.

Video made possible by a grant from the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.